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twilight
20th Jun '08 Fri, 20:12
10. The Speed of Light
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Remember this phrase and when you want to know the speed of light, count the letters in each word of the sentence.
We guarantee certainty, clearly referring to this light mnemonic
299,792,458 m/sec


9. First Eighteen Elements
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Memorize these phrases to learn the first eighteen elements - when you are done, make up your own phrases for some of the others.
Happy Henry Likes Beer But Could Not Obtain Four Nuts
That gives us the first 10: Hydrogen, Helium, Lithium, Beryllium, Boron, Carbon, Nitrogen, Oxygen, Fluorine, Neon.
Naughty Magpies Always Sing Perfect Songs Clawing Ants
That gives us the next 8: Sodium (NA), Magnesium, Aluminum, Silicon, Phosphorous, Sulfur, Chlorine, Argon


8. The Earth’s Atmospheres
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Here is a phrase to help you remember the order of the earth’s atmospheres:
The Strong Man’s Triceps Explode
This stands for: Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere, Exosphere.


7. The Colors of the Rainbow
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This is one I learnt in school and it is an excellent way to remember the colors of the rainbow.
Richard Of York Gave Battle In Vain
Which, of course, stands for: Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet. It is interesting to note that many modern scientists no longer consider Indigo to be a part of the rainbow.


6. The Brightest Stars in the Sky
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The brightest stars in the sky (excluding the Sun) can be remembered with this simple mnemonic:
Sir Can Rig A VCR, Pa!
The stand for: Sirius in Canis Major, Canopus in Carina, Rigil Kent in Centaurus, Acrturus in Bootes, Vega in Lyra, Capella in Auriga, Rigel in Orion, Procyon in Canic Minor, Achernar in Eridanus

5. The 9 Principal Moons of Saturn
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Saturn has a large number of moons (35 of which have names). If you wish to remember the 9 principle moons, remember your last doctors visit:
Met Dr Thip
The letters stand for: Mimas, Enceladus, Tethys, Dione, Rhea, Titan, Hyperion, Iapetus, Phoebe


4. The Order of the Planets
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Here is a mnemonic to remember the order of the planets - starting from closest to the sun to furthest. Pluto is included.
My Very Educated Mother Just Served Us Nine Pizzas
Giving us: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto (my favorite).


3. Cranial Bones
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Here is a mnemonic to help you remember the bones of the skull:
Old People From Texas Eat spiders
This stands for: Occipital, Parietal, Frontal, Temporal, Ethnoid, Sphenoid


2. Biological Classifications
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Here is an easy way to remember the biological classifications:
[Limping Dreadfully,] King Phillip Came Over From Great Spain
Standing for: [Life, Domain,] Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species.


1. Geological Ages
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Here is a great mnemonic to teach you the geological ages:
Camels Often Sit Down Carefully. Perhaps Their Joints Creak. Possibly Early Oiling Might Prevent Premature Rheumatism
Which stands for: Cambrian, Ordovician, Silurian, Devonian, Carboniferous, Permian, Triassic, Jurrasic, Cretaceous, Pliocene, Eocene, Oligocene, Myocene, Pileocene, Pleistocene, Recent.

clowreed_johnryan11
13th Jul '08 Sun, 12:53
salamat dito ate.... haha.... nice post,......additional knowledge.... :thumbsup::salute:

aren
13th Jul '08 Sun, 13:21
mas madali sa colors rainbow Roy G. Biv. kung cno cia d ko alam pero sa rainbow din yan. using it since gradeskul. lalang share lang hehehe

twilight
13th Jul '08 Sun, 13:22
:giggle:

chinita
22nd Jul '08 Tue, 17:33
tnxs chinchin.......

alkhains992
17th Nov '08 Mon, 00:28
wow... you certainly have a nice way of making mnemonics...

for those students like me... to make an A+ in school... this is one of the technique i usually use.. especially in quizzes that is to be done 15 minutes before the class ends. I do it by using my classmates as a part of my mnemonics.. so if ever the time comes that i forgot the line.. i just take a glance on my classmate that i have link with that information and boom!! i got the answer... so easy that i think any one of us con do...


i also use pegging, mind mapping and linking which i acquired with some of the threads here... and i think most of them are yours miss chin chin...
and i am grateful i have a chance to get it...:)